“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” – Romans 12:2 NIV “You’re not happy until you find something to beat yourself up about.” The words had hit me as they hung in the air. My feelings were hurt, and I wondered how […]
“Arise, let us go.” – Matthew 26:46 NIV February. The time of year when resolutions start to fade and the possibility of another chance at “greatness” starts to get fuzzy. What am I doing? Where am I going? And why do I feel like the wheels are turning, but the road just isn’t […]
“Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.” – Proverbs 8:34 What do I get the man beyond my dreams? The one who has filled my undeserving heart so completely. Do I prepare a special meal, or buy him chocolates? No, they won’t do. Perhaps […]
“Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.” – Psalm 85:11 NIV I had forgotten how much I loved tulips. When I was growing up in Central New York, tulips were a welcomed sign that the cover of winter’s snow was coming to an end. Soon we’d be free from […]
“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” – John 15:15 NIV This is the final installment of my friendship series Thinking about my closest friends is easy. […]
“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.” – Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV This is part two of my 3-part message on friendship. I was a new stay-at-home mom, and the closeness and solitude (except for the baby!) of our […]
“Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord is witness between you and me.” 1 Samuel 20:42 NIV This is part one of my 3-part series on friendship. From the moment we stepped into the neighborhood sandbox with our toddler […]
“You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.” ~ Psalm 18:28 NIV Recently, I awoke to a darkness that had come upon me like a cold fog. The feeling of simple happiness was gone, and the familiar gray I had lived with for more than 10 years had returned […]
